With Chicago being the headquarters for United Airlines and having large terminals for American Airlines and Southwest Airlines, the attorneys at Krol, Bongirono, and Given LTD are very familiar with not only the types of injuries that are likely to ...
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Truck drivers are treated like other employees under the Act – if they are injured on the job, they are entitled to workers’ comp. Regardless of whether the accident happened on the road or the injury occurred performing other job ...
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Illinois worker’s compensation laws grants your employer or their insurance company the rights to your medical records that are related to the work related injury. It is highly likely that after a workplace injury, your company’s insurance will ask you ...
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Imagine you work a physically demanding job for many years and have never missed a workday. You never suffered a serious injury on the job, however, you have had little aches and pains throughout your tenure that you have never ...
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Under Illinois law, most employers are required to have workers compensation insurance. The insurance companies then fund the payment of worker’s compensation benefits for employees who suffer work-related injuries. In case there is a dispute, the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission ...
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One of the most traumatic events a family can go through is the loss of a family member through an accident on the job. Under Illinois law, if a person dies as a result of a workplace injury, his or ...
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A loading dock is the area at the side of a building where goods are loaded and unloaded from vehicles. This area can be a chaotic and dangerous place. During a typical work shift, many semi-trucks come and go, while ...
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Waste management workers are very important despite having to do some of the most strenuous and thankless jobs in our city. Not only do these workers perform physically exhausting labor while working long shifts, but they also expose themselves to ...
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No matter what field of work you are in, there is always a risk of getting injured at work. Accidents in Chicago workplaces are often caused by unsafe work conditions arising from ignoring safety rules, overlooking maintenance or other negligence ...
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